Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143238.015 - Employee lacerates hand on wire brush

Accident Summary Nr: 143238.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575333.015	01/31/2022		453998	Huntington Pools Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 3, 2021, an employee was cleaning up the work area of a residential pool renovation project. While cleaning, he noticed a wire brush hidden in the bush next to the He picked up the brush without protective gloves and the brush went into his skin. At the time, he believed the injury to be minor. Five days later, the cut appeared to be infected and his manager prompted him to go to the hospital. The employee was hospitalized for approximately two weeks for treatment of the infected cut.

Keywords: Cleaning, Hand, Infection, Laceration

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1575333.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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